Chapter 6 Shaping the Future
Xiao Ran quickly remembered several works in his dream that fascinated fans, You Zhi was Du Feng's subordinate and known as Shuangyou with You Hai, one of Hong Kong's best screenwriters. Later, the galactic classics "Very Suddenly", "Two Can Only Live One" and "Dark Flower" were all directed by him, and he adhered to his ideals and insisted on his own film concept. His directorial technique likes to go off the rails, and his style is extremely sharp, and he is definitely a rare film genius in Hong Kong.
It's a pity that You Zhi had a disagreement with Du Qifeng and the entire galaxy image because of the creative route. In order to maintain his dignity and ideals, this person left his favorite movie and went to Malaysia to shoot a TV series, and later the TVB drama "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was directed by him. If it weren't for the help of Wei Jiahui, the behind-the-scenes commander of the galaxy, You Zhi wouldn't even have to shoot a TV series.
Although "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was very badly filmed, Xiao Ran knew that You Zhi must not be blamed for this, because making TV and making movies are different. It is the director's idea to make a movie, but when filming a TV series, it is the producer who decides how to shoot it, so naturally it is not on You Zhi.
We must not let him run away! At this moment, Xiao Ran only had this thought in his head. He vaguely knew some rumors, because the box office of several classic films made by You Zhi was extremely poor, and when You Zhi left, every time someone mentioned him, Du Qifeng, the helmsman of Galaxy Imaging, slapped the table and scolded his mother. Later, several of You Zhi's works gradually spread in the mainland and were worshiped by countless fans, but Du Qifeng took the credit to himself.
It's just that although Du Qifeng in his impression is a little vain and happy, he does have real materials. Similarly, it is precisely because of Du Qifeng's ability to take the helm and control the overall situation that You Zhi, who is still unknown, can shoot those supreme classics. To put it simply, Du Qifeng is equivalent to You Zhi's master, without him, there may not be a future You Zhi.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran had a great headache, did he want him to tell You Zhi that the Duqi Summit would affect him and drive him away in the future? Thinking of this, he calmed down, he couldn't say anything about the future, and it was useless to think about it now. So, he let go of this very tempting thought, and stretched out his hand quite solemnly: "Hello, I'm Xiao Ran, I'm very happy to meet you." ”
Wei Dongling and You Zhi naturally didn't know what Xiao Ran was thinking, but they saw that Xiao Ran's face was constantly changing, and they thought that they had met a mentally ill person with an intermittent surname! You Zhi hurriedly stretched out his hand to shake Xiao Ran's hand, but he was not used to the hot look in Xiao Ran's eyes.
Under Xiao Ran's deliberate push, the three of them quickly became familiar with each other. Wei Dongling had just returned from studying in the United States a few months ago and planned to return to Hong Kong to do something big. As a result, after a few months, there was a job, but it was not a good job at all, just in an ordinary small company. And he thought that it was a waste to live in such a big house alone, so he sought to share a house, and no one came to talk about it, who would have thought that today there were two at once.
And You Zhi is a little strange to appear here, he knows that You Zhi should be working as a choreographer and director in wireless now. And TVB in Clear Water Bay obviously has a staff dormitory, why did he come out to rent a room?
After listening to You Zhi's explanation, Xiao Ran knew that he had stabbed a leak in Wireless some time ago, and was unilaterally terminated by Wireless, which means that You Zhi is now free. Xiao Ran was ecstatic, so he must seize this opportunity. If he let go of a genius like You Zhi, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
In a few words, they quickly negotiated the rent and some rules, the rent was not expensive, 800 yuan per person per month was enough. However, in those days, 800 yuan was a lot of money. Only people like Xiao Ran who don't have much money in their hands, but they don't put money in their eyes are not at ease, but this is a habit that continues from his dream life - no matter when and where, he must make his life more comfortable.
It's just that You Zhi still hesitated for a while, he used to be just a small director, how can he have any money! Xiao Ran naturally would not let go of this opportunity, he looked at You Zhi sincerely and said: "We fell in love at first sight, if we don't have you, we won't be able to lose a lot of fun, I'll give you half of it!" ”
That Wei Dongling was a bold person, and immediately picked it up: "If you don't come to rent, I still have to pay alone, and now Ah Ran is enough to help me share some of it." I'll pay half for you, too! So we can stay together! ”
You Zhi is a bit introverted, and perhaps people like him who are obsessed with film art are a bit introverted. In this matter, he still argued for a while, and finally made a decision under the pressure of the strong Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling. You Zhi only needs to pay two hundred yuan a month, and the rest is divided equally between Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling.
Although Xiao Ran admires You Zhi, he also deliberately befriended him. However, Wei Dongling is a bold person, and he actually agreed to such a way of sharing a house without any connection, he is really a good man with affection.
It's just that Xiao Ran has felt faintly familiar since he heard Wei Dongling's name. As a result, when it was time to leave, I didn't think about where I had heard this name. He thought about it for a moment, and had no choice but to give up without a clue.
The next thing was much simpler, he went straight to buy some daily necessities and moved into a new home, Xiao Ran called it a free nest! Originally, there were already computers in this era, but Xiao Ran obviously didn't think that he could still use the current primitive computer after using the Bensi machine.
Xiao Ran didn't arrange it much, just made everything in the room look a little more comfortable, and ended the move after living comfortably. Soon, You Zhi also moved. This matter was finalized in this way, and when Wei Dongling proposed to drink, Xiao Ran rejected the proposal and made another proposal: "I don't drink, just go to dinner!" ”
"I don't drink either!" You Zhi obviously agreed with Xiao Ran's opinion and immediately expressed his position. Wei Dongling, who was left alone, could only accept their proposal.
Finding a roadside food stall and ordering some dishes and drinks, You Zhi couldn't wait to ask Xiao Ran: "Ah Ran, you seem to have heard my name when we met at noon today, isn't that so?" ”
Xiao Ran was stunned, how did he answer? Could it be that he is from the future? No matter how stupid people are, they won't believe him, even if they believe that he is an alien, they will not believe that he is the person of the future. In the process of brain rushing, he laughed to hide his thoughts: "This is nothing strange! ”
Speaking of this, he slightly hooked his hand to signal the two of them to lower their heads, and when the three heads came together, he smiled mysteriously: "Let me tell you, I have a sixth sense and can predict the future!" ”
"Really?" You Zhi and Wei Dongling exclaimed with incredible expressions at the same time, and quickly thought of a test: "Can you predict the future of Hong Kong in the future!" ”
Xiao Ran smiled, since the Chinese political axe negotiated with Britain on the Hong Kong issue, Hong Kong people have always been frightened and suspicious of this, and the two people in front of them are naturally no exception. So, he just smiled slightly: "However, I can't predict everything, basically I can only sense what a person may achieve in the future.!" ”
"What do you sense about my future?" You Zhi and Wei Dongling may not believe in this thing, but the Chinese always prefer to believe in such things rather than believe in them, and the Chinese in Hong Kong are especially serious in this regard.
"You!" Xiao Ran closed his eyes slightly like a master, and it was very interesting to pretend to be. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and shook his head, so that You Zhi's heart sank: "Don't worry, someone will help you return to wireless soon!" I can only see so far! ”
You Zhi naturally didn't believe it, according to the strong style of wireless, how could he bow to him. But Xiao Ran knew that Shuangyou had been working under Du Feng, which showed that before Du Feng left wireless, Shuangyou was also working for wireless.
Wei Dongling, who had been in the United States, basically didn't believe in such a thing, but he seemed to regard this as a fun game, and asked with the same curiosity: "So, what about me?" What do you see in me? ”
Xiao Ran is not a fool, of course he knows that the two of them don't believe him. However, he didn't care about this, he originally said this to dispel You Zhi's suspicions. So, when he was about to speak, he shook slightly.
This shock was not trivial, because Xiao Ran thought about what this name was familiar with! Wei Dongling is an unknown name to the world, in Xiao Ran's memory, this person was mixed in Hong Kong at first, but after no results, he went to the United States disappointed.
After he arrived in the United States, with his outstanding ability, he gradually made a name for himself in the American film industry. In the mid-90s, Wei Dongling became a senior management officer at Warner. This man is quite discerning and has quite a knack for managing businesses. The most typical example is that after Warner's intention to merge with AOL was proposed, he saw the crisis of this super crocodile merger at a glance, and strongly opposed the proposal, but he was still fired.
After that, Warner suffered a big loss in this, and then he remembered Wei Dongling and tried to ask him back. However, Wei Dongling was already disheartened and never reappeared. This incident is regarded as a great shame by Warners and is rarely mentioned, so the outside world rarely knows about it except for some high-ranking people in the industry.
Xiao Ran, who was taken aback, looked at the Wei Dongling in front of him fiercely, and couldn't help but wonder, is this in front of him the cow in his dream? No matter what, Xiao Ran immediately made a decision, whether it was or not, he must be recruited, and he must not be allowed to leave Hong Kong.
So, the guy who pretended to be a ghost began to talk nonsense again: "I sensed that your first few years in Hong Kong will definitely not be satisfactory, as long as you can persevere, you will definitely achieve great things!" ”
Obviously, no one thought that Wei Dongling would believe this, but he was still moved. Because Xiao Ran said the key place, Wei Dongling really didn't have much patience to stay in Hong Kong.
Of course, Xiao Ran obviously didn't know that his deliberate words made Wei Dongling thoughtful, otherwise he would definitely jump up and shout twice happily. He now finally has a nest of his own, and this time he finally has time to think about his future!
Seeing the silent thinking of the two, Xiao Ran found that the so-called "perception ability" that he originally used to change the topic seemed to be taken seriously by the two, and hurriedly laughed: "I said it was fun, do you all believe this?" No way. ”
In "Dream Life", Xiao Ran is a happy wanderer, and now that he is here, it means a new life. And in this environment, Xiao Ran decided to be an actor. But now he suddenly realizes that his decision is very inappropriate, because the whole world knows that Hong Kong movies are on the verge of death after 20 years.
What do you like? Xiao Ran said to himself, he wanted to find a way forward in self-reflection. Of course, it's a movie, of course it's a Hong Kong film, Hong Kong movies have influenced a whole generation of mainlanders, and Xiao Ran's previous age was in this obsessive category.
Xiao Ran remembered that the last Hong Kong film he enjoyed before he "woke up" was a big bad movie, and he even had the urge to smash the computer at that time. He remembered his angry scolding at that time: "Even if Lao Tzu makes movies, he can make better movies than you!" In the same way, he remembered the reasons for the rapid collapse of Hong Kong films analyzed in several articles.
At this moment, as if a spiritual light hit his head, he suddenly had a realization. Now that we have come to the golden age of Hong Kong films, how can we watch Hong Kong films step towards death!
He decided to do his best to save Hong Kong movies, maybe it can't be said to be a rescue, at least he doesn't think he has such a powerful force. But he thinks that in this golden age, he has the opportunity to make it happen.
It's not so much about saving Hong Kong movies, maybe it's about saving the memory and innocence of an entire generation of us. Hong Kong films are the collective memory and collective photos that only belong to our generation.
In Hong Kong films, there is the frivolity of our youth, the fruit of our first love, our passionate or sad emotions, and our youthful ...... This is a Hong Kong film that can never be forgotten!
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